Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Michael A. Gorman Papers
Date(s)
- 1917 - 1958 (Creation)
Extent
8.4 linear feet.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The records represent aspects from the personal and professional lives of Michael A. Gorman, managing editor of the Flint Journal from 1928 to 1958. Documents include personal and professional correspondence, though more of the former than the latter. The correspondence is sometimes arranged chronologically and other times not. Other records include a multitude of holiday cards received by or sent by Gorman. Two diaries are present, though one has only a handful of dates for 1938. The other is entirely undated. Numerous theatre programs are included.
System of arrangement
Past practices described the contents of this collection individually. Each item received an object ID number and was treated as a distinct artifact. Records have been reunited, but their original order may have been lost.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No restrictions. Contact the Collections Department to arrange use for research.
Physical access
The collection is housed in twenty legal-length full Hollinger boxes. Photographs were separated decades prior and placed in folders that were placed in the photographic cabinets. It is believed the photographs have been scattered among the cabinets in various folders.
Correspondence is largely in good condition with yellowing on some letters and ink slightly faded on others. Theatre programs have yellowed to various extents. There is fraying along the edges of some. The same can be applied to the holiday cards. Some records, such as telegrams, are brittle to the touch and must be handled with care.
All records, excepting holiday cards housed in plastic bags, have been placed into folders. Some of these folders are known to be acid-free. The status of the others is unknown for certain.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
No restrictions. Reproductions are done and charged in accordance with Sloan Museum Archives Fee Service Policy.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
A downloadable PDF finding aid is available.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
The papers were received by Roger VanBolt in 1958, possibly following the death of Michael Gorman that same year. Gorman produced and collected the records.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
DACS, 2nd edition
Sources used
Archivist's note
Jonathan Kirkwood, Archivist, 2/1/2024
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Bishop, Arthur Giles (Subject)
- Bishop, Russell Spencer (Subject)
- Brownell, Ray (Subject)
- Curtice, Harlow H. (Subject)
- Fisher, Charles T. (Subject)
- Furton, Joseph (Subject)
- Furton, Louis (Subject)
- Gorman, John Vincent (Subject)
- Gorman, Mary Josephine (Subject)
- Gorman, Michael A. (Subject)
- Gorman, Nettie (Subject)
- Gorman, Paula (Subject)
- McKeighan, William (Subject)
- Mott, Charles Stewart (Subject)
- Mott, Ruth (Subject)
- Murphy, William (Subject)
- O’Neill, Tip (Subject)
- Pengelly, J. Bradford (Subject)
- Ruthven, Alexander (Subject)